Patents by Inventor Charles A. Saunders, IV

Charles A. Saunders, IV has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4700919
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel mounting assembly for adjustably connecting various accessories to the marginal edge of a windscreen of the type found on motorcycles, snowmobiles and the like, such assembly being characterized by a foldable clamshell-type clamp connector having opposed surfaces adapted for attachment in face-to-face relation to opposite faces of a suitable support adjacent an edge thereof, a peripherally-toothed post depending from one leaf of the clamp connector on the opposite face thereof from its support-engaging surface, a rigid arm having one end fitted with an internally-toothed split ring angularly adjustable on the toothed post by means of a ratcheting action and a ball on the other end, a jaw-forming socket for universal movement on the ball and for tightening same thereto to maintain a selected adjusted position, and a second connector depending from the socket for fastening same to an accessory whose position is to be adjusted and maintained relative to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: 4320906
    Abstract: This invention relates to a motorcycle turn signal subassembly including a pair of turn signals, the electrical parts and the mounting hardware therefor for use in combination with the mounting hardware for a breakaway-type handlebar mounted windscreen in place of the latter or in combination therewith so as to retain its breakaway capabilities by disconnecting the hardware connection and providing a quick-disconnect coupling between the electrical system and the lamp housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: 4262959
    Abstract: This invention relates to a glare shield for motorcycle headlights mountable within an inverted generally U-shaped slot in a transparent fairing placed in front thereof, the shield being characterized by an elongate web of flexible elastic material having a center section bordered on both ends by arcuate pleated sections separating the latter from a pair of identical end sections bearing an acute angular relationship to the center section approaching 90.degree.. The shield also includes an integrally-formed rim on the outside of the web having a more or less H-shaped cross section adapted to be releasably retained in forwardly-facing flush relation within an inverted and recessed U-shaped slot in the fairing that extends along the top of the headlight and down along both sides thereof. The pleats are located on top of the web in upstanding relation thus leaving the underside with flat wedge-shaped surfaces between the pleats that engage the headlight and block most of the reflected light therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: 4166650
    Abstract: This invention relates to a breakaway handlebar-mounted motorcycle fairing characterized by a generally pear-shaped concavo/convex plastic windscreen having inturned integrally-formed ears on both side margins and a cutout along its lower edge which receive the impact-responsive quick-disconnect couplings of the upper and lower mounting hardware. The upper mountings have their rear ends detachably connected into the hollow ends of the handlebars while their front ends terminate in ball-and-socket type quick-disconnect couplings at the ears. The upper mountings adjust angularly, lengthwise and accommodate different tilts of the windscreen. The lower mounting fastens to the sides of the cutout in the lower edge of the windscreen by means of a pair of adjustable connectors which support a transverse rod therebetween that is, in turn, detachably connected within a keyway-shaped slot in the front face of a banded connector fastened to the shock absorber or fork of the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: D248940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: D266027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: D287100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: D287101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: D287224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: D287225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Inventor: Charles A. Saunders, IV